Automobile



S. KALMA.

AUTOMOBILE.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 12, I920- Patented June 13, 192?...

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s. KALMA AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12, I920. Lflg gfifi Patented June 113, 1922,

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iIII I imvmmm S. KALMA.

' AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12. 1920.

Patented June 13, 1922.

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LWENTOK WITNESS ifyflwq7 .Appiicatiusz ucsober 12, 1M0.

T0 all 207mm. it may saw/061m;

' kDGWIE. thzii, I, EAL-31A, a suh- Czechwfglio'miri r-esiciiug Pindock,*ahe cijuzn y ht ieghen i State 0f P6111135 have amed certain new andusafui m mvemenws in Automobiles, of dish owing; is spxrifimtiou.

This invention relates mutm' vehicles, more pmticuiariy masts: tiuchs,huh it is to he understomi that iyhe invehtinn is designed i501 anypurposes wherein it is foun ii up" plicahie, and iDlS 01" its objecs t0pi'omfie in h manner as hereinafter at forth, mote; which having mmnsfor simuituueimsiy driving from the motor Elmer-e01? the Heat and axlesof the, which: for traction pug pos as. I

Further ObjQCiJS at the invfintmn m providh 0, H1020! vehicie which isCampinativeiy simple in. its mnstruciion and ail-mug mezub, strong, duiahls, readily ccmmiieih ficient and convenient in its use, reauassembled and comparaiively inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in View the iuvenfiion mnsisis ofthe uovei 002v si iuciion, cui'nbinaiimu 21215 arrangement partshereinafter mm'e sp ecificaliy dusuribe and iiiustr: "sci in iheacmmpanying drawings. wherein is 2m emhsdime'n't of the invention, butit is so he understoed that changes, variations ami mediiicaiions can heresorted which mine Within the scupe of the chums hereunto appendecil"in the (iifi'Wii'lQ "S wherein ii" 9, 2, Hence chaiaetms deim ie1:0i'mspumhn part9 th oughout the severui views 2 Figure 1; is a up phmView 0)? a motor vehicie in nccmwiauce mihis invention.

Figure 2 is side Qievatiun.

Figures 3 and are (ifiliikh Figure is u Sui-Hon on lines V---V 2* 1g;-ure 2.

Figure 6., is a seci'ionui eievaiiiun.

Referring :0 Figures i in (i. iiNiHHiYP. m the drawings the whipiatiuu0'! the invention is shown ax applied to a. six wheehui truck and 1dummies Hm vhnsfiifl or i'I'HPk flfilHlQ m' hmi v' pm'tinu m the Whivisand \chivh is so Ref, up that flu forward portion thereof 0xi'eluia in n[)iilHP :zhuvo ti w pium of the War pm'i'iun. Thu forward pmiiuu of thefrumn 1 ix vmmevim] with the roux pm'tiou the mi hy a ilm'vnu'zn'iiivzinpmuiiug .-1 mi iuviiuzu] iutermwiiuiv poi-(inn Q. Figure "On fhuluru'nn! puriiuu ()f 'w frumv 1 is mnuntipgecificatimi 0i Bet-t ersPaienm 510m and which is nciose by which is engaged @NEFHAEJF 135.1

iel'ial No. 416,424.

a ulster, not shown, known ccuszruca huod 3, havand ZQGITi OTfi'fiGLLihe motor.

L- forward end. poinied A casing also eucinses a 01' the motorindifffiilfii ahai't and cyan for (il'fiilkil'ig the indieaied 7. A'sthe forward end isms-i fenders are nirai'igeih at 8., but they arecemieeted 0 a 'fi'hnt truck 9, 2:419.

The fOZWiud pmi'iou 01 the frame 1 "is provided with a floor or platform11, on

which is mouneti a (ii'iVQFSSQEt 12 and also W ch level" 14;, and fee'zipesrated which have? 15.

T'my u 2 P -it a. ila I: L" i 7: 1 iiiwrpasmi J, when 1; b no Ulhmi Jand "ough which XYZJQNiS a steering past J a m u q .2 1 12 1 P z 1 mlpimiurm 11,:15 wen emenu ngihrougzh Sim-{i truck 9 and 'i 1 mm from aworm Wheel 17, ami operated by a Worm 18, carried by the mum? shaft 6.The lower am} of the shaft 1%, heiow the: truck bod? 9. is provided'Wiih ai bevel gear 19. Fixdiy secumd. 21$ its imvez' and, as at 20, is:1 housing; 21, which enciuses the shaft 16, and is swiveiiy connecte atits upper uci as at 22, to the lower face 01": izha platform 11. Undersuch conditions the forward truck 9 is pivota i cenneced with the frame1, and can swap; m pivot feiativeiy th-emfio, wh sn 00- in requires. Thehousing 2L internmits amiss is enlarged as: at 23, and the said enhzrgwdpuritiun ui; ,ivhe frnnt of one prcwiiied with an cpeuing that the motorshaft 6 mm extend into the housing: mesh with the worm whwi U1 and thesaid eninrgr (i portion of the housing: iii the hereu'f has its rearpmvidexi with muer i; an opening su that the (iiivs) shaft for the yearaxle can extend therein. The drive shaft for bhe rear axie isind'icziieii at 24, and is pivnvuied with a "Worm which meshs with 1th?wormwheei 17.

The steering post 15 extends down through the shaft 16. and has itslower Mid provided with u (*uihu 26, having; I'HOjfliiflg' therefrm'n uvui'vmi urn) 2?, 0 Wh'ivh is fixed a Shifting imi- 25%.

Thu ievm' l4 extended down thmugh the fitvm'ingg' post 15% andivi'minuijes in & (-rnss hmui 29 to whirh is; attached a pair ui'rpm-\vai'diy vxfouding brake nvtuaiiing EHmH 3f? 7 The rear oi Z'hv body1 is provided with a uiiow heated with the hotly l.

two pair of depending guide arms 33, see Figure 3, ifieiween each pairoi guide arms is slidzihly mouuled a bearing element 34, for one end ofan zixle. The bearing element is supported by a spring controlled hangerarm 35, which extends up through the body 1, and is provided with a headplate 36 which is normally seated on the top of the truck 9. Bearingagainst the plaie 36, is a pair of coiled springs 37, which surround apair of rods 38, connected together by the cross head 89, at the upperends, and having their lower ends exiienol down through the plate 36 andtop of the truck 9. The rods 38, et their upper and lower ends providedwilh retaining nuts 40. li y the foregoingerrangement the. rear axle 56is resiliently supported, and conlhe forward lruclr 9 provided with afront and a. rear axle 31. 32 respectively, and interposed between saidaxles 31, 32 and. the truck 9, are coilrfi springs. These springs areerror oco at the ironteml reer of said miles.

The front axle 31 ii: enclosed by a hone ing 4 1, which has or enlargedcemrol poo tion 42, provided with o pair of openings.- Into oneeirtentls a drive ehafi 43 for the axle 31, The shaft 43 has a hevelledgear 4e which meshes with the bevel gear 19, anti the shaft 4-3 isfurthermore provided with. a worm 45 which engages with a worm wheel 46,on the male 31 for driving fihe latter. Theexle 31 is further providedwith a sprocket- Wheel 4L? for clriving e ioransmission belt 48. Theletter extends to the axle 32 and engages a sprocket wheel on the axle32 for the purpose of driving it. The belt 48 ei ztencle rearwordl 'rornthe axle 31 and. through izlie other o} .ining in the enlarged porliion42 of ihe housing ile The axle 31 e1; ouch end is provlded'with espindle 50, which is connected io the axle hocly loya universalconnection or joint 51, whereby the spindles 50 (Jilll'llfi shiftedrelotively lo the axle body. The housing 41 at each end is priiaviiledwi l: 22 sleeve 52, which is hinged to the hoe-Sing, e 53, and by thisarrongemom zhe sleeves 52 can be shifted relatively to the housing ii,The sleeves extend over e portion of che spindl'ee' 50 so ihoi when thesleeves ere shifted the spindles will be carried il' erowith. Theshifting bar 28 is conneclerl to the sleeves'52 so that whenthe-steering posl; 13 is turned the bar 28 will heoctueled and thesleeves 52 turned carrying the spindles 50 therewith, as well as thefront wheels-K 5 i which are mounted on the spindleefiO.

'The rear axle 32 of the truck 9 is pro vided with wheels 55, and whiohare driven simultaneously with the driving of the front wheels.

The rear axle 56 is adopted is) have clutched therewith, by any suitablemeans, the rear wheels he hubs of ihe lelter which extend inwardly ereindicaiecl at The rear axle 56 is encloeed by a housing 59, having anenlarged central portion 60, into which extends the drive shaft 24:. Theletter engages with a transmission, not shown, within the enlargedportion 60.

ASSOClalKEil will]. each inwardly exiencling portion of the hubs is :1broke 69, ectuulierl by a pair of lever arms opereicecl from a fluidprewire broke cylinder 71;, which is controlled by an operating velve72, actuated by the foot lever 15.

-Whai I claim is:-

1.. A motor vehicle comprising a chassis a motor arranged at the forwardend of the chasei's a truck arranged below the forward portion of thechassis and connected there with, a pair of axles supported from thetruck, a vertically disposed operative drive connection between said,motor and one of the axles of the truck, an operative drive connectionbetween said miles, e reer axle supported from ihe rear or" the chassis,and

an operative drive connection for the rear axle excencled from said.vertically disposed operative driveconnectiom 2. A motor vehiclecomprising 2r cliussio having its forward portion arranged above therear portion thereof a motor mounted on ilie forward end of the chassis;o, irucl; positioned below she forward ooriioo of, rho chassis andconnected therewiit e front oml rear axle supported from the iruclr omleeirl 1 front axle provided with steering knuckles, a. vertically dispoed operoiive drive connec tion between said moeor and one or" the milesof the truck and extended down izlirough the truck a rear axle supgorledfrom the rear of the chassis, an opereoive drive connection for the rearaxle exleiirlecl from sold vertically disposed drive connection, and. asteerlog mechanism extended clown rfihrr igh. said vertically olisp zedo ierarive ciri e coiroeolion end connecced with the m the iruolm Y L.An automobile cor lSlflg :2. chassis, e lruclr arranged below i153forward portion lliereof, r. rho-cor supported by the forward ortiofo ofrho chassis, or vellllflllli dieooserl driving element supported fromthe forward. portion of the chassis-and extended down ilu'ough theiii-heir afcl operatively conneeteri with the motor, a front and rearexle supported from the truck, said front axle provided with steeringknuckles, an operative drive connection lieifiween sold. verlvimllylisposed driving element and the front axle of olie iruclr, on operetivedrive conneciion he iCWGIl the front axle and rear axle of ihe truck, anaxle supported from rho rear of the chessie, an opereiiive clriveiioi'i'fiol iii'ill between said; lest meuti nerl axle mid seirlverticelly disposed driv elemenfr and e axle of i K i iogzoo steening'mechanism extended down through saidlwerticelly disposed driving elementand connected with the front axle'ot the truck.

4. An automobile comprising a chassis, e truck arranged below theforward end there of, e motor supported by the chassis, a vertinllydisposed driving element supported from the chassis and extended downthrought'he truck and having a peripheral gear, an operative driveconnection between the motor and seicl gear, a rear axle supported fromthe rear of the chassis, said front axle provided with steering.knuckles; on operw tive drive connection between said gear and said realexile, a front and rear axle supported from the truck, an operativedrive connection between seiti element and said front axle, and osteering mechanism extended down through said element and core, mootedwith said front exle.

5. in automobile comprising a o ussis, an axle supported from the rearthereof, wheels mounted on said axle. a truck nrrangecl be-' low theforward portion of the chassis and connected therewith, a motorsupported by the chassis, a pair of axles supported. from the truckWheels on said axles, a vertically (lisposed driving element dependingfrom the chassis, an operative drive connection betijieen the motoi andsaid driving ele ment, an operative di'ive connection between saiddriving element and said rear axl.e,and I an operative drive connectionbetween said. driving'elenient and one of the axles of the truck.

"In testimony tni'e.

whereof l1 aiiix my signa- STEVE

